Brian Post, who led the MDF effort, noted that 3D printing the molds is a fast, low-cost solution that allows for the creation of a large variety of fish models in a short period of time.

His ambitions are a little loftier, aiming to collect and scan all 25,000 known species of fish, to create 3D models of their skeletons which can then be freely downloaded, 3D printed and studied.

In addition, 3D-printed coral models can be useful as a control for fish-related laboratory studies, enabling researchers to provide each fish an identical habitat, something that is currently not ...

Researchers at MIT have used 3D printers to study the structure of fish scales and use them as inspiration in the development of highly flexible and durable armor for military purposes, along with ...

What do puffer fish and the Mona Lisa have in common? Not much, unless you're in a classroom at the South Australian School for Vision Impaired, where they are being meticulously printed into 3D ...

A small Dutch crowdfunding project is trying to 3D print reefs to provide habitat for fish, protection for beaches and coastal communities at risk from rising seas, and a future for reefs ...

The model touches the print bed in only five small places, which makes bed adhesion especially important, and the model’s smooth, rounded surface is exactly the kind of thing that 3D printers ...